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John Archibald Campbell | |
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 John Campbell, by Mathew Brady, c. 1870-80 | |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | |
| In office April 11, 1853 – April 30, 1861 | |
| Nominated by | Franklin Pierce |
| Preceded by | John McKinley |
| Succeeded by | David Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 24, 1811 Washington, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1889 (aged 77) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Anna Goldthwaite (m. 1830) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | University of Georgia (BA) United States Military Academy |
John Archibald Campbell (June 24, 1811 – March 12, 1889) was an American jurist. He was a successful lawyer in Georgia and Alabama, where he served in the state legislature. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the United States Supreme Court in 1853, he resigned at the beginning of the American Civil War, traveled south and became an official of the Confederate States of America. After serving six months in a military prison at war's end, he secured a pardon and resumed his law practice in New Orleans, where he also opposed Reconstruction.[1]
- ^ Appleton's Cyclopedia, vol. 1 p. 514